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Forgive me for the wrong I did, To make you love me. Well I know In that injurious hour were hid Long hours of woe. If judgment be pronounced on sin Hereafter, then shall I be lost, Because your love I [dared]1 to win At such a cost; At such a cost to you; ah, me, How often have your eyes o'erbrimmed By alien infelicity Unjustly dimm'd, When from my heart, without a sign, Some random lightning of unrest, Some folly or misword of mine, Has pierced your breast. Forgive me, dear! If you forgive, Methinks I shall not wholly die; For Love will surely let me live, If you comply.
1 Albéniz: "dare"
Authorship
- by Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852 - 1923), "Amor, summa injuria", appears in Musa Verticordia, first published 1904 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909), "Amor, summa injuria", 1908, published 1909 [medium voice and piano], from Four songs, no. 4, also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) SPA ; composed by Isaac Albéniz.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Amor summa injuria", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Amor, summa injuria", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alfredo García
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-06
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Word count: 111
Pardonne-moi du mal que j'ai commis d'avoir fait en sorte que tu m'aimas. Je sais bien que dans ces heures néfastes se cachait de longues heures de tourments. Si on doit juger de mes péchés dans l'au-delà, Que j'aille donc en enfer, Pour avoir gagné ton amour, À n'importe quel prix. À quel prix pour toi ; ah, moi, Combien de fois, de tes yeux débordants D'une douleur étrangère S'éteignait injustement leur éclat. Lorsque hors de mon cœur, sans avertir, Quelques éclairs fortuit d'inquiétude, Quelques sottises ou paroles blessantes de ma part, Ont transpercés ton cœur. Pardonne-moi, ma chère ! Si tu pardonnes Je crois que je ne mourrai pas entièrement ; Car l'amour me gardera sûrement en vie, Si tel est ton bon plaisir.
Authorship
- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Jean-Pierre Granger.
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- a text in English by Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852 - 1923), "Amor, summa injuria", appears in Musa Verticordia, first published 1904
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 125